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I do have to question if that is giving her more attention, eg. "interrupted by protest banner" vs "Pauline Hanson's press club address" really what we want?
With that out the way she said all the things that would have conservatives locked down for their vote, I don't think it'll be enough to topple Labor but I can definitely see them collapsing the national party and liberal party vote significantly, a one nation opposition party, what a world
Muslims, transgenders, australian culture, immigration, cost of living...the stars have aligned for her it seems
Fair call, promotion wasn't the best word. What I meant to say was, they give her airtime without criticism - I'd say that's a form of support, for a similar reason to your concern about giving her attention. Even if we're talking about cases where the reporting is neutral, factual and with minimal bias, it's still selected and reported on regularly, and that shapes the worldview of the audience, especially if the heavily-flawed ideas Hanson espouses aren't addressed in the reporting. Repeating their messages verbatim through a megaphone is spreading their ideas - outlets almost never do the same with open neo-Nazis' speeches, for obvious reasons.
And as is common knowledge, there are additionally some mass media favourably promoting PHON, like Sky News, who have already called this event a "failed stunt" (lol)
That's kind of what I'm a bit worried about, they will use this to fuel the war they think they're having